Urban Supernatural Medical Saint-Chapter 1357 - 1356: The Shaking City
The earthquake rumbled.
The entire Wanxian City was engulfed in this violent tremor.
The citizens were in a panic.
The streets were filled with fleeing pedestrians.
But no matter how they ran, they could not escape this massive vibration.
From time to time, a booming noise could be heard.
Cultivators, one after another, left the ground and rose into the sky, observing the situation in Wanxian City from afar.
Lu Ming of the Lu Family, upon sensing this situation, frowned slightly.
"The energy in the Underground City is still quite abundant, the fierce beasts should remain calm, so why are they so agitated?" Lu Ming wondered aloud.
Boom.
Boom!
...
Meanwhile.
In the Underground City.
Some of the fierce beasts, due to the lack of energy, became extremely agitated.
They crashed into buildings everywhere.
In the Ninth Layer Tower to the north.
Fang Yu suddenly opened his eyes, looked around at the environment, the booming crashes continued to echo.
The surroundings of the Underground City were extremely empty, which made the crashing sounds seem very eerie.
"Little Elf... can the structure of the Underground City withstand the beasts' crashes?"
If the Underground City collapsed, the citizens of Wanxian City above would suffer a catastrophic disaster, which was not a result Fang Yu wanted to see.
The Little Elf said:
"Please don't worry, master. Wanxian City is of a unique structure, essentially composed of an array. The Underground City can only access the surface through these five passageways."
"Hmm. Then I'm relieved... However, Wanxian City can't always be hit like this, it's problematic. Is there any way to keep them quiet?" Fang Yu asked.
"Master is an Alchemist, Elixir Pills have miraculous effects on these fierce beasts."
Upon hearing this.
Fang Yu snapped his fingers and said, "You're really smart, reminding me of that."
As he spoke.
Fang Yu took out a bottle of Elixir Pills.
With a thought, he left the Ninth Layer Tower.
He stepped out of the array's range.
Glanced around.
Fang Yu placed the bottle on the ground, and soon the Elixir Pills emitted a faint smoke that spread in all directions.
Then, he added a filtering array on the original array before returning to the Ninth Layer Tower.
...
Soon.
Wanxian City returned to silence.
No one knew what had happened.
Lu Ming felt very puzzled, but he didn't have the mind to investigate further.
He needed to prepare for the battle three days later; the battle of the strong was crucial.
If he were to win, then the entire Wanxian City would be his, and as for the fierce beasts in the Underground City, dealing with them or not was a matter of time.
On the first day, Lu Ming adjusted his physical condition, roughly adapting to his cultivation.
On the second day, Lu Ming brought his entire state's condition to its peak.
Just as this day came to an end...
A person came to the outer room of his closed-door training and said:
"Young master, Nan Ruofeng requests an audience outside."
Nan Ruofeng?
Lu Ming frowned slightly.
He remembered that this guy had left Wanxian City of his own accord to go to the Huaxia World in the past, and it was because of this person that Old Master Lu Youqiong had a conflict with the Guardians of the Order Hall. You could say, Nan Ruofeng was the turning point and the catalyst for Wanxian City's historical change.
For such a trivial figure to live until now was truly shocking.
"I won't see him." Lu Ming had more important matters, such a small fry didn't even qualify to see him.
"Young master, Nan Ruofeng said he has something very important, please, you must see him."
"Something important?"
Lu Ming frowned again.
After a moment of contemplation, he nodded and said, "Let him wait for me in the hall."
"Yes!"
...
In the hall.
Nan Ruofeng was in a flurry, his face full of anxiety as he waited.
He paced back and forth in the hall!
Occasionally clasping his hands in frustration.
Finally...
Lu Ming's figure appeared outside the hall. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
The moment Nan Ruofeng saw Lu Ming, he was overjoyed, came forward directly, and knelt down saying, "Greetings to Young Master Lu!"
"Out with it... My time is precious. If you fail to present something important, you'll bear the consequences." Lu Ming stated simply.
"Young master... rest assured, this news will surely satisfy you... Now the Lu Family is in need of people, ever since the Spirit Stone Mine in East City was discovered, all of the Lu Family's guest elders have left, leaving the Lu Family struggling alone. But I believe you will certainly unify Wanxian City and become its master!"
Lu Ming kept silent.
Seeing hope, Nan Ruofeng smiled and said:
"I know you have declared war against the red-robed woman from East City, tomorrow is the last day! However... that red-robed woman is by no means your match!"
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"Previously, many of my brothers lived in the Huaxia World, and they conducted an investigation in Tiandu Mountain there. I found out that this person is not a cultivator. She possesses Ordinary Blood!"
"Ordinary Blood?"
Upon hearing these four words, Lu Ming showed a hint of astonishment.
"This person is named Xu Zhaopei, Ordinary Blood is a very special bloodline. Perhaps it's heaven's attempt to balance the relationship between humans and cultivators. In this world, the bloodline of Ordinary Blood was left. Once someone approaches the range of Ordinary Blood, all cultivators' abilities will dissipate, becoming void... in other words, any cultivator in front of Ordinary Blood is utterly ordinary!" Nan Ruofeng explained.
Upon hearing this.
Lu Ming's brows furrowed tightly.
His fists clenched.
"If that's the case, wouldn't I have no chance of winning in my battle against her the day after tomorrow?!"
This was an incredibly astonishing piece of news.
Lu Ming never expected this red-robed woman to actually be a possessor of Ordinary Blood!
"Young master! Although she possesses Ordinary Blood, she has a very obvious weakness... and that is she's afraid of Artifact Spirits! Any Artifact Spirit can kill her! Young master, as a half-step Ancestor, with an incredibly powerful Artifact Spirit, it would only take a moment to send her to the Western Heaven!" Nan Ruofeng declared.
Upon hearing this.
Lu Ming's eyes widened as he said, "Are all your words true?"
Nan Ruofeng immediately said:
"If there's any lie, let young master punish me!"
"You wouldn't dare! You've done well... After the matter is settled, I will certainly make good use of you! You may leave now—"
"Yes!"
Nan Ruofeng exited the hall with great joy.
After a moment of silence.
Lu Ming's face twitched.
"Damn it! If you dare deceive me, I swear I'll tear you to pieces!"
As he spoke, Lu Ming's figure vanished on the spot.
...
East City. Inside the City Lord Mansion.
Xu Zhaopei stayed in her room, not stepping out.
She knew that during this time, she must maintain the demeanor of someone extraordinary.
To avoid suspicion, she wore a Taoist Artifact cloak twenty-four hours a day.
"This process really makes one anxious." Xu Zhaopei mused, resting her chin in her hand, looking troubled.
But at this moment—
Boom!
A loud explosion rocked the entire East City.
In an instant, an annex in East City collapsed.
In the sky, Lu Ming, exuding an aura of malevolence, held the Chaotic God Sword and hovered in mid-air.
"I count to three, Xu Zhaopei of East City, come out and meet your death!"
